Situated on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Barneville-Carteret is a very pleasant family seaside resort with its special setting, its beautiful sandy beach, its lively fishing and sailing port, and its Douaniers footpath which takes walkers around Carteret cape. The port of Carteret offers boat connections to the Channel Islands.
On the west coast of Cotentin, Barneville-Carteret, classified city, opposite the island of Jersey, is a place renowned for marine and family vacations.
From the beginning of the "vogue of sea bathing, Carteret has become a lively and bustling resort. This time, she kept the hotels, villas and parks. Beach Barneville then developed between the harbor and a long sandy beach. Between these two poles, the ancient village of Barneville frame hillcrest, is dominated by the square tower fortified Romanesque church.
The label "Blue Flag" is awarded each year for clean beaches and the marina.
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